FOR THE MOMENT Definition & Meaning

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for the moment

Also, for the present; for the time being. Temporarily, during the period under consideration, for now. For example, For the moment I am tied up, but I'll get to it next week, or This room arrangement will do for the present, or Jim will act as secretary for the time being. The first term dates from the late 1800s, the first variant from the mid-1500s, and the second variant from the late 1400s.

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For now, the White House is – publicly – separating itself from the military action, trying to signal they mean to stay out of this fight for the moment.

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But it does, at least for the moment, seem like they’re implementing changes that are ultimately going to be helpful.”

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It will change your cynicism, at least for the moment.

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“We were lucky,” Tse says — by which she means, lucky that they saved this prototype for the moment.

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And in Malcolm X, the complex street hustler turned Black nationalist firebrand worshipped by everyone from Stokely Carmichael to Clarence Thomas, Kendi believes he has the perfect subject for the moment.

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